Garment supporter



Feb. 16, 1932. J FARRELL 1,845,255

GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed April 21, 1951 gwwmkoz J oAn I 731ml;

Patented Feb. 16, 1932 r a GARMENT surronmnn My invention relates to garment supporters such 'as are used to supportstockings or other articles of underwear and relates particularly to the means forgripping'the stock'- ing or other article in which one member lies between the material and the limb of the wearer and the other member lies outside the material and isprovide'd with means for en'- gaging a button or stud' shaped projectionon the inner member. This button or stud shaped projection is liable to puncture or break the thread of the stocking and the breaking of a thread in a knit stocking tends to start a run which is diflicult to check and unless checked ruins the stocking; Fur ther the button or'studprojects in'such a way as to tend to be unsightly and to catch in outer garments and if accidentally struck tends to bruise the limb of the wearer;

It is an object of my invention to overcome these objections by providing a gripping device which will lie flat without any projecting stud, willaifo'rd awide grip on the material and will firmly'lock the gripping members together and will be simple and inexpensive in construction. a i

' With the objects above indicated and other objects hereinafter more fully explained'in view, my invention consists in the construction and combination of elements hereinafter described and claimed. q u.

' Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a central; vertical sectional view of my garment supporter on an enlarged sealer v Figure 2 is a front view, and Figure 3 is a side view of the complete garment supporter. Figure 4 is a front view and Figure 5 is'a side view of the outer member of thelgarment supporter. V. 7 a

Figure 6 is a front view and Figure 7 isa side view of the inner member of the garment supporter."

Figure'S isa detail perspective'view of the cushioning device, and

Figure 9 is a top plan view of-the extending tongue'Z, P p

In the drawings 1 and2 indicate the two membersor elements of the garment su'pporter between which the material of the stocking or other garment is held, "1 indicating the inner memberfthat is the member which in useis next to the limb of the wearer and2 indicating the outer member. The inner member '1 is preferably cut or stamped from sheet Inetalin the shape shown in'Figrure' 6 having at itsupper'end a strap opening in slot 3 and,preferably, also a strap opening or slot lat its'lower'end;

Be tween thesestrap openings thematerial of the member is'so out as 'to'leavene'a-r the upper strap opening a downwardlyfdepend- 'ing tongue 5 which is curled upward and forward into a substantially cylindrical roll 6, a and toleave'abov'e lower'fstra'p opening 4' an upwardly extending tongue 7 which is bent over forward and downward into inverted U shape "to form one of the gripping members betweenwhich the material of the stock'- employed to connect the garment supporter n to the waist band; corset, or'other garment of the wearer. Below this slot 9 is formed at second'slotlO' corresponding in length with the upper opening3of member 1. Thelower end portion 111 ofmemb'er 2is curled or bent inward and upward into Ushape so asto hold a cushion piece 12' of rubber or like resilient material, the material of this end portionll being preferably provided with opening l l into which the material of the cushion piece 12 may enter to insure'its being firmly held. Between theopening 10 and the lower end of member 2 are'formed" upper opening 15am lower opening 16 corresponding in; shape to the openings left in member 1 bycutting out the'tongues 5 and 77, a bar l7 being left he tween slot 10"and opening'15. g j

Inner member lis substantially fiat from Jeridto end but outermember'2is s o'bent vthat'while its upper portion wil lflie flat against the upper portion: of member lfit is the garment to be supported v o placed over the inner-membersothat the sush ion 12 lies over tongue 7 which is covered with the material of the stocking. The two members are then pressed together and the outer member is pulled sharply upward thus forcing cushion 12 :and the material of the stocking .intmtheinverted-U o]? tongue 7 and bar 1-7 isliftedoverzthe roll 6 thus locking the parts together and holding the material of the stocking firmly between the cushion 7 l2 and the M shapedtongue 7,;the material being forced. to some extent ,into opening; 8 of theitongue. a Y Y The distance between the stop of the inverted -U a of the tongue 7 .and vthe top "of rroll 6is slightly more than the distance between theupper edge .of cushion piece -12;and the lower v edge. of bar. 17 so that when the upper portions-of the [members arepressedztogether the cushion piece 12 will be I compressed and by .its resistance will hold thebar locked-on r0116.

Theitwo members #1 and. Qmay be made of relatively :tl1in:.1naterial -much thinner than is. required ETOI' zthersingle metalliomember of the garment supporter commonly (used.

Having thus described my invention, what'I' claim is:

1. .In a garment. supporter :a gripping device comprising an outer member aniinner member loosely connected at its upper-end to the outer member, the outer member he: ing vprovided nearits lower end with means .for holding .a cushion and havingnear .its upper end across bar, and the inner member being .providednear its lower end with-an outwardly and downwardly extending tongue adapted to cooperate with the upper endzofitheecushion to grip the materialofsthe garmenttoflbe supported andhaving. near its upper end locking means adaptedtoengage the. underside ofithe crossbar of the outer member.

Inagarment vsupporter a gripping, do 7 vice comprising an :outer .member,-ran inner member .loosely connected at its upper end to the outer member, the outer membergbeing provided near .its'lower end :with means for holding a cushion and having near its upper, end .a i cross bar, and the inner member being provided near its lower ends with an outwardly and fdownwardly i extending tongue adapted .to cooperate with, theupper end ofthecushiontogrip the materialiofthe garmentctoibe supportedand having neariits signature. 1

upper end locking means adapted to engage the underside of the cross bar of the outer member,.the upper edge of the cushion and the cooperating tongue of the inner member being of substantial extent horizontally.

3. In a garment supporter a gripping device comprising an outer member, .an inner member loosely connected at its upper end to the outer member, the outer member being provided near its lower end with means for teena e cus'hion and having near its upper end a cross bar, and the 1nner member bemg"prov1ded near use lower end wlth an outwardly and downwardly extending tongue adapted to embrace the upper end of the cushion and (having-near itslupper end} an upwardly and. outwardly roller tongue adaptedto' engage :the under-Si de of the cross bar-rofjthe.outermember;

wardlyzand-upwardly" extending tongue and having near its upper end a cross bar, and the inneramember being provided near its lower end with i an outwardly and =d0vvnwardly extending tongue adapted 110 9001)- erate with the upwardly and inwardly ex- 1 tending tongue of :the: outer 7 member .toembraceithe'upper end of-the cushion :and havingnear its upper end locking 'meansadapted to engage the undersideofthe vcross bar of the outer member;

- "5. In a garment-supporter a gripping device comprising an outer memberyanrinner member loosely connected at :its upperzeno toithe outer memberathe outerzmeniber being provided-near its lower .-end'.with:an upwardly extending device adapted-to engage the-material :of'thej garmentitobezsupported, and) having near its 'end'. a:. cross bar, and':the inner member-beingprovided-near its lower end/with an outwardly and" downwardly extending tongue adapted :to embrace the upper end of the upwardlyextending device carniediby the outer memberzand having near its upper :end locking means adapted mengage the. underside of the cross bar ofthe outer member. 4

- 6. In ao-garment': supporter gripping device compriing an router *member, "an inner memberloosely connected'at its upper: endcto the outer member, the outer imembewbeing provided new lower: end withsme'ans for holdin'gra cushion and :theinner member be- 4. In agar-merit supporter a gripping :de- 1 ing provided with an outwardly and ,downopening" :therein into which-the material of the cushion may enter. ,In testimony whereof, I -hereunto :aflix my 

